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Well I finally set up my account with Robinhood and started trading with $1000 to test with. OMG why didn't I do this sooner. No fees for trading rocks!
With Schwab and the volume of trades I'm doing I've spent around $300 in trading fees since Septemebr!
Let's you use the funds from stocks you sold right away to buy other stocks. Don't need to wait 3 days for funds to settle before trading again. Also they let you use up to $1000 in funds you request by ACH right away instead of having to wait for the funds to clear your linked bank account.
Robinhood seems to be targeting millennials, s, people who don't have a lot of money (no account minimums), and people who like to buy and hold.
But no options or after hours trading kills it for me.
They also don't offer any research, trading tools (e.g. thinkorswim) or news feeds.
I suppose you could do your research on your desktop/laptop and use trading tools from another brokerage, then use your phone/tablet to enter trade with them, but I think that would get tiring/annoying after a while.
Originally Posted by Mizouse
Well I finally set up my account with Robinhood and started trading with $1000 to test with. OMG why didn't I do this sooner. No fees for trading rocks!
With Schwab and the volume of trades I'm doing I've spent around $300 in trading fees since Septemebr!
If you're doing a lot of trading, you should have used a broker with lower fees than Schwab, like Optionshouse, Tradeking, Interactive Brokers, etc. You would have cut that $300 in half.
But if you're just looking to save money on trades and don't use/care about trading and research tools, then I suppose Robinhood fits the bill.
Originally Posted by Mizouse
They also started invites for Robinhood instant.
Let's you use the funds from stocks you sold right away to buy other stocks. Don't need to wait 3 days for funds to settle before trading again. Also they let you use up to $1000 in funds you request by ACH right away instead of having to wait for the funds to clear your linked bank account.
No instant access to funds from stocks you just sold is another deal killer.
No instant access to funds from stocks you just sold is another deal killer.
i have that same issue with Schwab. My friend has the same issue with ML.
Well I could trade with Schwab but if I sell before the settling period of the previous stock I sold my account will get restricted and they said they'd want me to deposit cash to cover the trade. Something like that
My friend actually told me about it last week... never heard of it before.
I think it is good for newbies.. the $0 trade fees is a huge plus. Most of the negatives are people saying it takes way too long to transfer funds from/to your account.
I know this is an old thread but wanted to ask... How is it going a year later? Are you still using it? I saw this a couple of years ago, but no android and that killed it for me. If they had api access and if I could legally set it up for fully automated trading I would definitely give it a whirl. Are the quotes good and how about transaction time? Do your market orders get filled 2 minutes later or immediate? I just like the idea that you could have a boatload of small trades going on with no commission. Also, small trades don't get noticed :-) If they work they work, if they don't they don't and your out with no commission... I like the sound of that...
Im still using it, but I've cut back on my trading. Having no fees and made me develop a bad habit of taking super risky trades.
Also with Robinhood instant, if I sell a stock, I can use those funds immediately and buy another stock.
Made tons of poor judgement trades
that said, if I can discipline myself again. Robinhood is useful.
And yes, with a market order the order is fulfilled right away.
Thanks for the info man. I hear ya, with no fees I'd probably be in there trading UVXY for pennies all day, lol I'm totally joking.. But seriously I like to have everything set up the the night before before the bell, software sounds alerts on breakouts/downs retrace so I don't have to think. No way in hell am I watching charts all day long. I've got more important things to do :-)
Poor judgement trades, I know what you're saying... Everyone that has played the game has been there done that, I don't care who you are... And if you haven't you're lying. I realized that I only make big mistakes when I listen to news, cnbc, social stock sites, know-it-all guru's etc Just trade the chart/technicals tone everything out and I do much better personally.
I'll give 'em a try, hopefully one day they will have api access, that would be sweet. It's not like i'm across the street from the exchange like the big boys, but certainly would give a slight edge.
Stock trading app Robinhood to launch bitcoin, ethereum trading in five states
Published 5 Mins Ago
Stock trading app Robinhood is becoming a cryptocurrency broker.
Customers in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana and New Hampshire will be able to trade bitcoin and ethereum through the app beginning in February, Robinhood announced Thursday. In the meantime, all customers can now track prices and receive alerts for 16 cryptocurrencies on the app.
"Cryptocurrencies have become the first foray into investing and financial services to a large number of people," Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev told CNBC in a phone interview. "Now it's become more and more clear [that bitcoin is an] investing asset."
That's a change from October, when Tenev told CNBC that Robinhood was focused on expanding its stock trading business.
Still, "I wouldn't call it a shift," Tenev said. "We're not seeing significant impact from cryptos on the size of the equity market. Marketwide, trading is increasing, investing is increasing."
The company launched about six years ago as a way for customers, mostly younger investors, to trade stocks through their smartphones for free. Robinhood also has a premium paid service, and in December launched options trading. The company now has more than 3 million users, with 78 percent falling into the so-called millennial age category of 18 to 35 years old.
For cryptocurrency trading, Robinhood will have no investment minimums or maximums, and no withdrawal limits. The start-up will hold most of the digital coins offline in what is called cold storage. The practice prevents hackers from stealing the coins.
"We will connect to many exchanges, up to a dozen or more, over the next several months," Tenev said. "We want to break even on this business, not to profit from it. We view this as an opportunity to expand our customer base and give our customers more access to functionality."
List of digital coins Robinhood users can view
Bitcoin
Ethereum
Bitcoin Cash
Litecoin
Ripple
Ethereum Classic
Zcash
Monero
Dash
Stellar
Qtum
Bitcoin Gold
OmiseGo
NEO
Lisk
Dogecoin
But with just five states at launch Robinhood will not likely pose a significant threat to Coinbase, the leading U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. Coinbase has more than 13 million customers around the world and has money transmitter licenses in 36 states, including New York. The February rollout of cryptotrading to five states will be in phases, and Robinhood said it hopes to offer cryptocurrency trading to New York residents in the future, but noted that the state and others may require specific licensing and approvals.
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OK so Robinhood is good? My friend just told me about and sent me a referral link. I trust him a lot but I don't think he's the most knowledgeable about finance, so I came in here to start a thread, good thing I saw this one already.
Don't have a Robinhood account. I think I'm on waiting list for their options account though. At least I think that's what I signed up for a couple months back. From everything I've read about them, they seem fine. Their target seems to mainly be beginning investors.
Still not sure if or how much I'd use them though since the features I want they charge a monthly fee for (pre-market and after-market trading, instant access to funds, trading leveraged ETF's, etc.) with their Robinhood Gold account. No thanks.
And their web app is still too plain like with their mobile app. No advanced features.
I haven't realy looked into the updated iOS 12 Stocks app, but from what I've seen so far, it looks to be a good improvement. It's like they combined the current (pre-iOS 12) Stocks app and the CNBC app. Not sure if I'd feel comfortable trading just using iOS 12 Stocks app and Robinhood. I'd need to see what sources they pull from for their stock news. My guess is it's from the major publications so as to avoid unreliable sources, speculative news and rumors. But sometimes those rumors and speculative news turn out to be correct and by the time the major news outlets report on it, you've missed out on the action.
Thanks! My application is being delayed because I told them my brother works for RJF. They flipped out when I said that. Now I have to go through a more thorough review process.
Robinhood Adds Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin in Push to Expand Crypto
July 12, 2018
Robinhood, a stock-buying app popular with young investors, announced on Thursday it has added two new cryptocurrency offerings: Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin.
The additions, which represent the fourth and sixth most valuable digital currencies respectively, come after Robinhood began offering Bitcoin and Ethereum—the two biggest and best known currencies—in February.
Currently, Robinhood is offering the cryptocurrencies in a limited number of states, including California and Texas, while it navigates licensing requirements in the rest of the country.
Robinhood’s decision to add Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash is not surprising as the currencies come with little regulatory risk, based on recent guidance from the SEC. This is not the case with other more centralized digital tokens, which the agency has warned are akin to securities that must be registered.
Robinhood says it’s service offers users the ability to track the price of other cryptocurrencies, including XRP and Monero, and that the company may offer some of these for sale in the future.
The price of Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash, like other cryptocurrencies, are well off their highs from last December when the overall market went into a frenzy.
While a growing number of companies offer cryptocurrency, including market leader Coinbase and payment service Square, Robinhood’s service is distinct because the company doesn’t charge direct commissions or trading fees.
With a dearth of market makers in the nascent cryptocurrency industry, Square and other trading platforms like Robinhood typically buy their Bitcoins and cryptocurrencies straight from public crypto exchanges and then resell them to investors, hoping to profit on the spread, or difference, between the purchase and sale price. But that can be tricky, especially when cryptocurrency’s high volatility results in frequent price swings.
At the time, Robinhood’s co-founder told Fortune that the company is not concerned at the moment about making money on crypto. Instead, the company sees it as a complement to its core stock brokerage service, which has already notched more accounts than conventional services like eTrade.
On July 24, 2018, NRG Yield’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on Class A and Class C common stock of $0.32 per share (approximately $1.28 per share annualized) payable on September 18, 2018, to stockholders of record as of September 4, 2018. This equates to a 3.6% increase over the prior quarter.
You'll be getting a credit to your brokerage account for $0.32 x 2 shares = $0.64 if you still own the 2 shares on Sept. 4, 2018. If you sell before, you won't get it.
A dividend reinvestment program or dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) is an equity investment option offered directly from the underlying company. The investor does not receive quarterly dividends directly as cash; instead, the investor's dividends are directly reinvested in the underlying equity.
This allows the investment return from dividends to be immediately invested for the purpose of price appreciation and compounding, without incurring brokerage fees or waiting to accumulate enough cash for a full share of stock
You can now invest pre-market and after-hours, for free
To stay true to our goal of offering everyone the best financial products, we’re making extended market hours available to everyone on Robinhood, for free.
Standard U.S. market hours are from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Eastern. With extended market hours, you’ll be able to invest from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Eastern. This means you can start investing 30 minutes before the regular market opens, and continue investing two hours after it closes.
Here are two scenarios where having access to invest in extended market hours can be beneficial:
Earnings Announcements
Companies may announce quarterly earnings reports before or after regular market hours, resulting in price swings. With extended market hours, you can make investment decisions during these times of volatility.
Activity in Foreign Markets
News and activity in foreign markets, such as in the European and Asian markets, can affect U.S. stocks despite occurring outside of regular U.S. market hours. With the market hours extended, you can take action when you need to.
Before today, investing during extended market hours was one of the features in Robinhood Gold. As a Robinhood Gold customer, you still have access to additional buying power and bigger instant deposits from your bank account. You can make changes to your Robinhood Gold settings in the app or on web.
Bringing extended market hours to everyone drastically improves the core Robinhood experience. We’re always working to make Robinhood even better, so stay tuned for more updates soon!
I'm not. So if I buy more NYLD stocks before Sept 4th I'll get 32 cents for each of those stocks as well? Probably not, right? Just on the 2 stocks that I had as of July 24th.
The record date is set by the board of directors of a corporation and refers to the date by which investors must be on the company's books in order to receive dividends for a particular stock. Record dates basically serve as notice to the board of directors of the people to whom they should send stock reports and other financial information relating to the investment.
Ex-Dividend Date
An ex-dividend date is dictated by stock exchange rules and is usually set to be two business days before the record date. In order for an investor to receive a dividend payment on the listed payment date, he would have to have his stock purchase completed by the ex-dividend date. If the stock sale has not been completed by the ex-dividend date, then the seller on record is the one who receives the dividend for that stock. So, for example, if a record date is set for May 30th, the ex-dividend date would typically be set for the 28th of May. However, if May 30th is a Monday, the ex-dividend date would then be Thursday, May 26th. If the buyer has not completed his purchase of the stock by May 28th, he will not receive a dividend.
Noob af question: Does that mean I can buy stock at the stock close price before the market opens? For example TSLA closed yesterday at around $300 but it was up almost 10% in after hours trading. Could I have purchased TSLA at $300 at 9am before market open or would it be $330 due to after hours price increase? The answer is probably $330 but I want to be sure.
10-01-2015, 04:06 PM
s, people who don't have a lot of money (no account minimums), and people who like to buy and hold.
i have that same issue with Schwab. My friend has the same issue with ML.
I'll look into it. Yes, I'm a 
